NEWS ABOUT THE WALPOLE SOCIETY

Nov 17, 2023

Our Annual Drinks

On November 15th, through the good graces of our President, Charles Sebag-Montefiore CBE, the Society was able to host the first in what...

Nov 8, 2023

Meet our incoming Trustees

We are delighted to welcome five new trustees to the Walpole Society this autumn. At the same time we thank our former trustees, whose...

Nov 7, 2023

AGM: Chairwoman's Letter, 2023

At our 2023 AGM in November, Dr Clare Hornsby, Chairwoman of The Walpole Society, gave her report of the Society's activities over the...

Oct 9, 2023

Forthcoming: Volume 86

Volume 86 of the Walpole Society's annual volume will be published in 2024. The entire volume will comprise a study by Lucy Whitaker of...

Oct 5, 2023

Professor Allen Staley (1935-2023)

We are very sorry to report that Allen Staley, professor emeritus of art history at Columbia, has died aged 88. We send our condolences...

Sep 4, 2023

2024 membership fees

The Walpole Society has a proud tradition of not raising its membership fee without good reason. As the Burlington Magazine pointed out...

Mar 1, 2023

A Biographical Dictionary of Royal Academy Students, 1769-1830

We are delighted to announce the publication of Volume 84: A Biographical Dictionary of Royal Academy Students, 1769-1830, by Martin...

Dec 9, 2022

Adriano Aymonino wins the 2022 Berger Prize

At a ceremony at the Reform Club, London, on 29 November 2022, the 2022 Berger Prize was presented by Sir Charles Saumarez Smith to:...

Dec 17, 2021

Matthew Craske wins the 2021 Berger Prize

At a ceremony at the Society of Antiquaries in London on 30 November 2021, the 2021 Berger Prize was awarded to: Matthew Craske Joseph...

Dec 21, 2020

Hugh Belsey MBE wins the 2020 Berger Prize

In 2020, covid forced the prize to be awarded without a prizegiving ceremony. Instead, at a virtual event on 1 December, the Berger Prize...

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A selection of 18th century tickets and trade cards from the Sarah Sophia Banks Collection, British Museum

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